Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mock Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mock Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mock Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mock Corner: Mock Cor. (or less commonly used: Mock Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.
Below are the counties that are near Mock Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mock Corner:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Mock Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- De Kalb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Faucett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Lewis and Clark Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Country Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Amazonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Cosby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Nodaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Savannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Acme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Gladstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Holt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roosterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Gower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Starfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lathrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Holt County
- Forbes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Dearborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iatan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sugar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camden Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Platte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Stillings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Oak Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Atchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Cummings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Effingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brown County (KS)
- Everest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Doniphan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Elwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brenner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Bendena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Moray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Dunavant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- McLouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Kickapoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Lowemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Jarbalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Basehor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Wallula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mock Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Mock Corner.
Cemeteries Near Mock Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mock Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mock Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mock Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Judy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Market Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mock Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mock Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mock Corner, with the one closest to Mock Corner listed first.
- Wallace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Dye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- De Kalb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Halleck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halleck is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sugar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Iatan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Dearborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faucett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
- Willow Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mock Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mock Corner.
Newspapers Published in Mock Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mock Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mock Corner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mock Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mock Corner:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Holt County
- Platte County
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mock Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mock Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |